Friday, February 19, 2016

Doreen is kind-hearted, well organized, honest, industrious and
entrepreneurial. She is a mother who makes sure her two children never
go to bed hungry. She hails from the Ingaa, Chuka area of Kenya. Doreen
never got the opportunity to advance her education and get a
white-collar job, but this did not kill her dream of wanting to succeed
in life.

Doreen has been doing farming for the past six years.
Throughout those years, she has gathered much experience and learned
important farming techniques. She practices dairy and mixed farming on
her farm and through the profits, she has managed to take care of her
family's needs and give her children a good education. Doreen believes
that education is the key to success.

She is seeking a loan of
KES 150,000 to buy seeds and start horticulture farming on her farm, and
also to build a modern dairy unit. Doreen wants to take advantage of
favorable weather patterns, a good road network in her village, good
soil and a ready market for horticulture products, and reap more
profits. Through the loan she will be able to build a modern dairy unit,
which will help prevent her cow from harsh weather conditions, and also
she will have a humble time milking the cows.

Juhudi Kilimo is
partnering with Kiva and Kiva lenders to help hardworking women like
Doreen to make their farming dreams come to reality through training and
loan financing. She hopes that through the loan, she will improve her
living conditions. Doreen’s dreams and projections are that by the end
of the second quarter in 2016, she will not only be selling in the local
market, but will also be selling in international markets through
exporting fruits and vegetables. Through this, she will be able to
assure her children a secure future and uninterrupted learning, because
she will be able to pay tuition fees on time.

Doreen is not a
self-centered woman who only thinks of herself. She will also want to
impact positively on society. That is why she will employ people to work
for her on her horticulture farm and have an impact on society. Be part
of this beautiful dream by helping Doreen with the loan she needs.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Lavenda is a 10 year old from Kenya. In this letter (she writes herself in English), she has mistaken something I said and thinks that I hope to become a doctor some day.

Dear Beverly Sykes,

How are you in United States? Kenya is good, especially the western part where I live. Thank you for the letters to me. I was excited to receive many letters from you The photos of Lacie's celebration were nice. I was excited to look at them.

I will also pray for your vision of being a doctor. I also have that vision. Let us pray for one another. We shall meet in a
big hospital treating people. Our dream is the same.